2:51 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — While trying to work his way through a frustrating slump that has seen him drop to 128th in the world rankings, Rickie Fowler has found motivation from an unlikely golf rival: Michael Jordan. The basketball Hall of Famer and golf nut has his own course in Hobe Sound,
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4:32 PM ET Associated Press Sam Burns has withdrawn from the PGA Championship with a back injury. The 24-year-old Burns came in as one of the hottest players in golf. He won the Valspar Championship three weeks ago, then finished second at the AT&T Byron Nelson last week ahead of the year’s second major. Burns
12:17 PM ET The PGA Championship is underway, and even though one doesn’t always think of “fashion” and “golfers” in the same breath, save for things like “golfers tend not to concentrate overmuch on fashion,” things seem to be changing for the nattier. Right now, if you tune in to the PGA Championship on ESPN+,
12:34 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The PGA Tour will relax mask mandates for players starting next week at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Texas, no longer requiring those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to wear masks indoors. Players received a memo from the PGA Tour this week outlining the plan that will
11:36 AM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Steve Stricker has been in touch with Tiger Woods about being a vice captain on his U.S. Ryder Cup team this fall, and though it is too early to say whether Woods can be part of the team in person, it’s clear the captain wants him there. Stricker,
9:24 AM ET Rory McIlroy has emerged as the consensus favorite to win the PGA Championship at sportsbooks around the nation; however, bookmakers are reporting more betting interest on an American in good form — Jordan Spieth. McIlroy is the favorite at 11-1 at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Jon Rahm is 14-1, followed by
May 18, 2021 KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The fee was in the neighborhood of $80 per hour. That is what Rick Sessinghaus charged all the junior golfers at the executive course he worked at in Glendale, California. And yes, that included a very young Collin Morikawa. The reigning PGA Championship winner was just 8 years
6:48 AM ET The contenders who hope to win this week’s 103rd PGA Championship at Kiawah Island had better hope their big sticks are ready. The Ocean Course will measure a whopping 7,876 yards, making it the longest course to ever host one of professional golf’s four majors. Rory McIlroy won the previous PGA Championship
6:50 AM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina — A look at the field for this week’s PGA Championship makes one thing perfectly clear: There are a lot of good options when picking who will lift the Wanamaker Trophy come Sunday night. (And hopefully whoever it is has better luck with it than Collin Morikawa, who
1:48 PM ET KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — The PGA of America has seen two of its greatest properties impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, but is ready to get back to normal in September at the Ryder Cup. PGA CEO Seth Waugh on Tuesday said he expected a “full fan experience” when the event is played